Harper's Bazaar March 2016 - Page 292

Bazaar
FLASH
Erika Plate and Peter Muller
Cezar Pinto and Nirmala Rudra
Elizabeth Kemp
Peter Muller
Bharti Kher
Goa’s A-listers gathered at Sunaparanta
for author Siddhrath Dhanvant
Shanghvi’s salon with Bharti Kher
T
he cool, comfortable evening in January
was quite the contrasting backdrop for
Bharti Kher’s jolting, sometimes
disturbing works of art. The artist took us
through her body of work, which
included her early bindi paintings, installations that she
made out of old furniture, and the body casts of friends,
yoga gurus, and prostitutes. It was a slideshow that
could easily have become over-intellectual or mundane,
but Kher’s easy delivery kept everyone captivated. Of
course, Siddharth Shanghvi asked her a bunch of
unexpected questions that were a lighthearted end to the
session. The presentation was followed with glasses of
champagne with the founders of Sunaparanta, Dipti
and Ishita Salgaokar, mingling with the guests. The
conversation veered towards whether artists are also
required to be good speakers, and guests including film
maker Pan Nalin, artists Katherine Kakar, and Liz
Kemp all shared different points of view. n
3
Siddharth Dhanvant
Shanghvi, Sanjoo Malhotra,
Charlotta Huldt-Ramberg
and Isheta Salgaocar
PHOTO
DUMMYCREDIT
TEXT : SOUMYA – (PHOTOGRAPHER FROM ONE SCHOOL GOA); SID – SIDDESH MAYENKAR (OFFICIAL
PHOTOGRAPHER
FOR SUNAPARANTA); SRISAMHITHA-KONDIPARTHI (PHOTOGRAPHER FROM ONE SCHOOL GOA)
DUMMY TEXT
THE BIG REVEAL